A review by maddalenacesco
Asylum by Patrick McGrath

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

woman in a dark academia setting gets gaslighted and gaslights "from dusk till dawn", in the words of famous English poet Zayn Malik.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship